I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

  • crawley@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    hAy is for horses, hEy means hello, they’re literally different words.